Greek Theater
What is a TRAGEDY?
Double points if you can name one we covered in class.
A serious play about human flaws and fate, often ending sadly.
OEDIPUS REX, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, LITTLE MATCH GIRL.
Triple points: What are the 3 jobs of sound?
Place
Emotion
Story Timing
Who was the most famous silent film actor at the time?
Charlie Chaplin
What are 3 TACTICS used by Prince Charming?
Trying to save Fiona
Tricking Fiona
Distracting Fiona
Lying, pretending, fighting, helping his mother
Double: To become King
What is OBJECTIVE?
A goal that a character wants to achieve.
What was the prophecy that the Oracle of Delphi gave to Oedipus Rex in the play Oedipus Rex?
That he would kill his father and marry his mother.
Kill dada, marry mama
What is FOLEY?
Double Points: What was the game that the Foley artist was creating for?
Live or recorded sound effects made with everyday objects to match the action in a scene.
Bonus: God of War
Double points: Your team must pantomime driving a car.
Did ya talk???
At City Dionysia, competing playwrights had to present what 4 things?
3 Tragedies
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1 Satyr Play
What are TACTICS?
Double points: What tactics did Fairy Godmother use?Things the character does to try to get what they want.
Bonus: Honestly, what didn't she do?
Dionysus is the Greek God of what?
Wine, Harvest, Joy, Theater, Party
What are some things you might see in the HORROR GENRE?
Double points if you can name a Horror movie we've seen in class.
Ghost Haunting Possessed Doll
Evil Nun Literally anything scary
Extra Points: Scream 2, The Contouring 2, Halloween.
The classic black and white mime came from what country?
France
An open-air or outside theater built into the hillsides or mountains.
What are STAKES?
Double Points: What is at stake for King Harold (Fiona's Father)What a character stands to lose or gain if they fail or succeed in their goals.
Bonus: The reputation of his kingdom; his family; Princess Fiona. Any of these or if you come up with something really good
Who was the very first actor? he stepped out of the Greek chorus to be a solo character.
Thespis
AMBIANCE: What are 4 sounds you might hear in the JUNGLE?
Monkeys, Rain, Insects, Lions, Toucans, Hyenas
What is a GESTURE?
A purposeful movement of the hands, head, or shoulders that communicates meaning
A week-long festival for theater honoring the Greek god Dionysus; Playwrights would compete for the best Tragedy.
A play that features a Satyr, who is a half man half goat that causes funny mischief on stage.
What are TRAITS?
Double Points: What are some Traits of Puss-in-Boots?
A set of specific qualities, either physical or personality based that makes the character unique
Bonus: Brave, cute, a cat, loyal, Spanish.
What was City Dionysia?
A week-long festival for theater honoring the Greek god Dionysus; Playwrights would compete for the best Tragedy.
What is a SOUND CUE?
A specific sound that plays at a specific moment
Commedia Dell'art originated from what country?
Italy
What is the name of Marcel Marceau's mime character?
Bip!
What is a character's ARC?
The change or development that a character experiences throughout the story.